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  • Why Unemployment Motivates Me

    Why Unemployment Motivates Me

    Why Unemployment Motivates Me There is a folder on my desktop with unemployment as the title. My wife and I were both employed at the same University. I left my professorship in 2011 to catch up with my passion. So, I started my own Sport Psychology company helping teams and leaders build mental toughness. My…

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  • Everyone is an Athlete, BUT Our Office is Different

    Everyone is an Athlete, BUT Our Office is Different

    Everyone Is An Athlete, BUT Our Office is Different   I was caddying for one of my golfers at a PGA Tour event at The Greenbrier in West Virginia. During a practice round, we played with Tom Watson for the entire day. What a treat! As we were walking down one of the fairways, he…

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  • Turn Your Excuses into Your Reasons WHY

    Turn Your Excuses into Your Reasons WHY

    I completed a 1/2 ironman with less than 2 weeks of training. So, I ended up writing a book about it, only to chop it up and sell the parts. The book How to Crush a 1/2 Ironman in Less Than 2 Weeks was a few weeks from completion when I realized, who is going to read…

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  • If You'll Watch 1:00 Minute Mental Toughness Video for Sport Parents- Watch This

    If You’ll Watch 1:00 Minute Mental Toughness Video for Sport Parents- Watch This

    1-Minute of Mental Toughness for Sport Parents- Here are three (3) tips that will help you help your young athlete! Check out the book ON SALE  Don’t Should on Your “Kids” Build Their Mental Toughness  A change has occurred — youth sports have been professionalized and there has been a perversion of potential. It has become…

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    Top 7 Mental Toughness Books of 2017 (So Far)

    Top 7 Mental Toughness Books of 2017 (So Far)   When No One Was Watching- Carli LLoyd I always enjoyed watching her compete for the US Women’s Soccer team. You could see her passion and effort in her play. Besides, she had one of the coolest goals of all time from mid-field no less. This…

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  • You Can NEVER Do This Before An Important Competition

    You Can NEVER Do This Before An Important Competition

    You Can NEVER Do This Before An Important Competition I was at an expo for my second ever marathon. I tried to get in and out of these expos very fast and off of my legs. However, I came across (and bought) these super lightweight sunglasses. They were sweet! The glasses that I had been…

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